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The Ephemera Collection contains material primarily acquired for teaching. It includes material in various formats, most of which have been previously published. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.

The Etuy Elizabeth Hall papers primarily consists of correspondence and photographs created between 1927 and 1986. The correspondence portion of the collection includes letters and cards written to Hall while she was a student at Blue Ridge Sanatorium and Johnston-Willis Hospital School of Nursing, and during her time as director of the nursing school at Piedmont Sanatorium. These letters and cards are primarily from her mother, friends, and colleagues. Topically, the letters discuss coursework and training, the death of Hall's father, gardening, and other matters. The collection does not include copies of Hall's responses.

This collection consists of Gaines' correspondence, speeches, photographs, and printed matter, such as programs and newspaper clippings. Also included is Gaines family genealogy.